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Pronoun Changes In Reported SpeechSet 5

1"You have always been my friend," said Joe.Joe said ..... always his friend.

2What should be changed in reported speech if the original quote uses 'me'?

3They said, "We are playing outside."

4Change the following to Direct SpeechTeacher said his parents would visit him the week after.

5True or False: To correctly convert the sentence "We are doing our homework now" into reported speech, the words 'we', 'our', and 'now' must all be changed.

6Change into direct speech:Paul said to me that he had been sick the previous day.

7She said John hadn't called her

8In indirect speech, what pronoun is changed to 'he'?

9My father said to me, "You must work hard".

10'I would buy it if I had the money,' he said.What is reported speech?

11Direct: Jane asked Jim, ' Have you seen my dog?'Indirect: Jane asked Jim if ..... had seen ..... dog.

12Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.Carol said, 'I have written a story.'

13We love watching ourselves in our old holidays videos.

14This is the cake ..... mary made

15Identify which elements usually change when a sentence is converted from direct to indirect speech.

16My mom said ..... would help me bake cookies.

17In indirect speech, how do we change 'I' to the third person?

18The teacher said, "Suresh, you are wasting your time".

19The coach said, "You are practicing well."

20In reported speech, "She said, 'I am happy" ' becomes "She said that she ..... happy." The finite verb changes to show:

21Turn this sentence into indirect.Sudha said to Ramesh, "There are 7 days in my calendar."

22Change the speech into direct.Her niece said that I looked like a princess.

23He said, "I am looking at the diagram."

24This is the man ..... whom I borrowed the money ..... you.

25"We can't go to the zoo yesterday"

26The book ..... she's most famous for is Dance of the Dinosaur.

27Tom said, "We are watching a movie." $\rightarrow$ Tom said that ..... were watching a movie.

28Direct: Fluke said, "I'm so sad." Indirect: Fluke said (that) ..... so sad.

29Jimin said,"I had gone to home"

30Change the pronouns in the reported speech: 'You should study for the test,' he said.

31Tim said, " I work in an office."Tim said that ..... in an office.

32Which of the following changes pronouns in indirect speech?

33Mrs. Ratih said, "Badu, Budi, and Bedadu have left these lessons three times". It means .....

34Figo says, "I love Tamara."

35"I bought this watch for my mother." She said ......

36Choose the better option using Report speech.Lisa told Alex, "Don't forget to invite your sister to the party."

37Paul said," I don't like my new flat."Paul said that .....

38Convert to direct speech: He said that he could swim.

39Complete the sentence:At my school they make ..... a uniform.

40The dinner ..... I helped cook last night was delicious.

41John said, " ..... like chocolate? What do you like?"

42Carol: "Your mother cooks pasta easily."Carol told me ..... pasta easily.

43This is the painting ..... Mr.Cool showed us last week.

44Did you find The money ..... you lost?

45Last month, I visited the White House hoping to see President.

46He told me

47Change direct speech into reported speechAlfred said to John, "I didn't use your cassette player! Someone else did, not me." $\rightarrow$ .....

48Choose the correct direct speech: She said that she could swim.

49"There are no butterflies." Luis tells his ......

50"My students weren't so good at riddles.":PMiss Alyson said .....

51The King ordered that they should celebrate their victory.

52First person pronoun in direct speech (i.e. I, we) is not changed if the pronoun (Subject) in the reported speech is also a first person pronoun (i.e. I or we).

53Dodi told Fatur "she is playing a game"

54Direct Speech:Jacob: "I work in an office. "Indirect Speech:Jacob told me (that) ..... worked in an office.

55If I won a million dollars, I would throw the most epic party ever! But first, I would make sure that my best friend Wawan would call my mother to share the good news. What do you think would happen next?

56Riana asked Ubbay, "when Will we join the students organization?" . We can conclude that .....

57In indirect speech, which of the following is true about reporting verbs and pronouns in reported questions?

58You said, "I help the poor."Ans. You said that ..... helped the poor.

59Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Mrs. Helen said, "I forgot my keys."

60The correct word that completes:Salma said that she ..... a colorful bird flying in ..... garden.

61Chris Evans said: "Everyone has weaknesses. Everyone has strengths, ..... I just keep positive, keep going, and keep reminding myself that things can always get better."